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Ghosts, Hackers, and Creepy Science Images

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Humans have long wondered
  1. 0.67 · explainers · keep 0.70 · The afterlife has perplexed humans across different periods, cultures, and belief systems.
  2. 0.60 · explainers · keep 0.83 · The science behind ghosts, explored
  3. 0.60 · news-in-context · keep 0.55 · More than 4 in 10 Americans say the dead can protect or guide the living (46%), know what the living are doing (44%), or communicate with them (42%).
  4. 0.55 · news-in-context · keep 0.44 · A 2020 poll found around 50% of Americans believe ghosts and demons are real
  5. 0.54 · longform · keep 0.75 · Many ghostly encounters have ordinary explanations rooted in how the brain works, from sleep paralysis to the instinct to see faces in shadows.
  6. 0.53 · curiosity · keep 0.71 · 19th-century Americans used technology to try to prove the existence of ghosts
  7. 0.51 · explainers · keep 0.81 · Experts believe that ghost stories help us process death, loss, and grief.
  8. 0.50 · explainers · keep 0.47 · Some scientists argue NDEs are constructed by the brain, not actually experienced
  9. 0.50 · curiosity · keep 0.70 · What ghosts eat around the world
  10. 0.50 · curiosity · keep 0.49 · Sharing ghost tales has been around for centuries. Ancient Mesopotamia, Rome, and Greece each had their own chilling stories about encountering spirits.
  11. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · Spiritualism, the belief that the dead can talk to the living, swept the US and Britain after 1848, drawing séance guests from Queen Victoria to Charles Darwin.
  12. 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.53 · Ghosts can work as powerful literary devices
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Mentions of spirits
  1. 0.67 · curiosity · keep 0.49 · Sharing ghost tales has been around for centuries. Ancient Mesopotamia, Rome, and Greece each had their own chilling stories about encountering spirits.
  2. 0.62 · explainers · keep 0.70 · The afterlife has perplexed humans across different periods, cultures, and belief systems.
  3. 0.57 · explainers · keep 0.81 · Experts believe that ghost stories help us process death, loss, and grief.
  4. 0.55 · news-in-context · keep 0.55 · More than 4 in 10 Americans say the dead can protect or guide the living (46%), know what the living are doing (44%), or communicate with them (42%).
  5. 0.55 · longform · keep 0.60 · Ghost stories across cultures often trace back to traumatic events
  6. 0.54 · longform · keep 0.76 · See if your city hosts one of the most haunted places in the United States.
  7. 0.54 · curiosity · keep 0.70 · What ghosts eat around the world
  8. 0.54 · explainers · keep 0.83 · The science behind ghosts, explored
  9. 0.52 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · Spiritualism, the belief that the dead can talk to the living, swept the US and Britain after 1848, drawing séance guests from Queen Victoria to Charles Darwin.
  10. 0.51 · news-in-context · keep 0.44 · The ghost-hunting industry helps maintain historical buildings
  11. 0.51 · explainers · keep 0.60 · The perception of haunted places is influenced by psychology, setting and suggestion
  12. 0.50 · longform · keep 0.75 · Many ghostly encounters have ordinary explanations rooted in how the brain works, from sleep paralysis to the instinct to see faces in shadows.
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The idea of the soul
  1. 0.66 · explainers · keep 0.70 · The afterlife has perplexed humans across different periods, cultures, and belief systems.
  2. 0.54 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · Spiritualism, the belief that the dead can talk to the living, swept the US and Britain after 1848, drawing séance guests from Queen Victoria to Charles Darwin.
  3. 0.53 · explainers · keep 0.50 · There are psychological benefits to believing in spirits
  4. 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.78 · Without mummies, ancient Egyptians feared their souls would perish
  5. 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.55 · More than 4 in 10 Americans say the dead can protect or guide the living (46%), know what the living are doing (44%), or communicate with them (42%).
  6. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.34 · Near-death experiences can be reminiscent of religious visions, yet people across different faiths as well as those with no declared religion have reported them.
  7. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.32 · Christians believe Jesus was resurrected, body and all
  8. 0.43 · longform · keep 0.75 · Many ghostly encounters have ordinary explanations rooted in how the brain works, from sleep paralysis to the instinct to see faces in shadows.
  9. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.69 · Thomas Edison, eager to communicate with ghosts, tinkered with an apparatus called the 'spirit phone.'
  10. 0.40 · explainers · keep 0.34 · To reach the afterlife, Egyptians lived in accordance with ma'at, or harmony
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Ever felt like someone was watching you when nobody was there?
  1. 0.59 · longform · keep 0.75 · Many ghostly encounters have ordinary explanations rooted in how the brain works, from sleep paralysis to the instinct to see faces in shadows.
  2. 0.55 · explainers · keep 0.83 · The science behind ghosts, explored
  3. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.59 · Sleep paralysis occurs when the body fails to 'unfreeze' in sync with waking.
  4. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.60 · The perception of haunted places is influenced by psychology, setting and suggestion
  5. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.50 · The science of fear
  6. 0.44 · longform · keep 0.60 · Ghost stories across cultures often trace back to traumatic events
  7. 0.44 · experiences · keep 0.81 · The science of optical illusions
  8. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.60 · The body's response to cardiac arrest has been linked to near-death experiences.
  9. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · Spiritualism, the belief that the dead can talk to the living, swept the US and Britain after 1848, drawing séance guests from Queen Victoria to Charles Darwin.
  10. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.63 · Why do dreamers twitch?
  11. 0.42 · experiences · keep nan · This mind-bending optical illusion creates motion-induced blindness—stare at the middle dot and the others disappear.
  12. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.88 · Why does that bag look like a face?
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Americans are expected to spend $13.5B on Halloween this year, with one study finding that 45% of US consumers
  1. 0.77 · news-in-context · keep 0.37 · Here's how much money Americans spend on Halloween
  2. 0.75 · news-in-context · keep 0.29 · Halloween spending is expected to reach $13.5B in the United States in 2026.
  3. 0.61 · news-in-context · keep 0.78 · Maryland residents spend the most money on Halloween candy in the country, averaging $67.95 on average per resident.
  4. 0.57 · news-in-context · keep 0.32 · Americans spent an estimated $14.8B for the Fourth of July 2025.
  5. 0.56 · news-in-context · keep 0.42 · The average US adult spends roughly $195 on Easter
  6. 0.55 · news-in-context · keep 0.68 · Where to celebrate Halloween in the US
  7. 0.52 · news-in-context · keep 0.17 · According to a survey by the National Retail Federation, Americans were expected to spend over $9B on food for Independence Day in 2026.
  8. 0.51 · news-in-context · keep 0.13 · US holiday retail sales reached $973B in 2024
  9. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.10 · Online Black Friday shoppers spent over 10% more in 2024 than they did in 2023
  10. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.18 · Consumer spending accounts for 70% of US GDP, making Black Friday significant
  11. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.16 · Day of the Dead has started to blend with Halloween
  12. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.36 · The average person celebrating Valentine's Day spends $189
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Cybersecurity agencies worldwide urged admins to patch flaws in a programming language used by roughly 70% of
  1. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.73 · In 2018, it took about 2.3 years to develop a way to exploit a software bug for malicious purposes, but as of 2026, AI tools have reduced this time to about 20 hours.
  2. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.62 · Linux and other open-source software can still be safe and secure because they enable many individuals to actively monitor and review publicly available source code.
  3. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.33 · Explore a list of bug bounty programs, which pay ethical hackers for finding vulnerabilities in computing systems.
  4. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.35 · Read an oral history of the Y2K panic
  5. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.26 · Minor technology failures can spiral into massive internet outages
  6. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.28 · Although data breaches sometimes result from hackers exploiting software vulnerabilities, users can take various steps to protect themselves online, including using multifactor authentication.
  7. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.34 · The worst cyberattacks of the last 10 years
  8. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.19 · Through prompt injection attacks, bad actors provide deceptive prompts to generative AI systems in order to manipulate their outputs and acquire sensitive data.
  9. 0.40 · news-in-context · keep 0.50 · Explore an interactive timeline of the world's biggest data breaches and hacks, led by the 2024 National Public Data breach, which involved almost three billion stolen records, including full names and Social Security numbers.
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Man convicted in Tupac Shakur's murder sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
  1. 0.47 · longform · keep 0.28 · 'Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.'
  2. 0.41 · longform · keep 0.19 · A deep dive into the Murdaugh murder saga
  3. 0.40 · longform · keep 0.07 · Florida man serving 400-year-prison sentence walks free after exoneration
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Hackers remotely raised the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers at more than 500 French shops and super
  1. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.63 · The history of many kitchen appliances involves unexpected discoveries and applications, including wartime radar turned hamster defroster and replacing an 'ice king' with heat-stealing boxes.
  2. 0.40 · news-in-context · keep 0.12 · Climate shifts are projected to cause more cases of food poisoning
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Couple with Halloween wedding anniversary adopts a tiny black kitten that was stuck in their car.
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Apple, Spotify, YouTube
  1. 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.22 · Read a user's review of the differences between Spotify and its closest rival, Apple Music.
  2. 0.43 · experiences · keep 0.73 · Reimagining YouTube as cable TV, complete with channel-surfing
  3. 0.43 · experiences · keep 0.29 · YouTube brought endless content—and endless culture wars
  4. 0.42 · experiences · keep 0.56 · Read about how Spotify creates niche genres, from 'Webcore' to 'Phonk.'
  5. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.57 · Viral pop artists create systems of participation, not just music
  6. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.32 · Spotify's success turned Swedish entrepreneur Daniel Ek into a billionaire in his mid-30s.
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